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Swooning begins
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And that's a good swoon
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Note how she doesn't let go of her pipe even in deep swoon
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The youngest contestant deserves encouragement but seems to be struggling a bit
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(l-r) Fleur de Guerre, Jeni Siggs and Catherine Baxter
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Il Colonnesi, winner of the Gold Cravat in 2010
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Pandora Harrison, with a brooch that reminds her who she is if it all gets a bit much
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Butler Racing
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The Chairman and the Captain of the Witham Rowing Club
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Not clear how the ironing boards are supposed to come in
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Here we see the iron being used offensively
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This butler pauses to press his master's tweed jacket
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Ed Marlowe with his trusty steed Farhan
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And they're off!
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Some aggressive play, more reminiscent of Bicycle Jousting (see later)
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The butler on the left manages to kick Farhan in the face while carrying on with his ironing. That's the sort of man you want
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Farhan pauses to polish his master's shoes
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Curé Michael Silver. Note how his salmon sandwiches coordinate with his blazer
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A tasteful umbrella, which would be needed later…
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Not Playing Tennis
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Torquil Arbuthnot with Miss Minna
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Fleur plays ball girl
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The fellow (Lord Burlington, or some such) has turned his back on the game altogether, which I think won him the bout
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Spectators idly gather by the field of dreams
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Most of the seating was wisely under cover this time
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Farhan, with a very tall man who judged the Martini Relay in 2009
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Albion, disguised as an assassin
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The dastardly assassin creeps up on the unsuspecting gentleman
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…Who uses his walking stick to ward off the attack
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More balletic walking stick action
